Questions

1211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects that have involved a private contractor (details supplied) over the past 18 months; and to provide detail of same. [23574/26]

1212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance her Department and NCSE will be giving to schools in relation to admission to newly sanctioned special classes for September 2026; and the circumstances under which the NCSE or Department direct/advise a school to take enrolments to the new classes. [23575/26]

1213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is confident that all newly sanctioned special classes for September 2026 will be open by the start of the school year; her views on where there may be delays; and the reason these possible delays are arising. [23576/26]

1509. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a DEIS school (details supplied) was not included in a recently published programme of expanded home school community liaison allocations, retaining a very low allocation of HSCL roles despite the school's student population rising significantly since that allocation was originally calculated. [26682/26]

479. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, the date when the school’s refurbishment plan will be signed and shared with the school; and the timeline for when the school will move. [21579/26]

480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, to provide assurance that the money required for the refurbishment of this building for a school (details supplied) will not be withheld. [21580/26]

526. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will approve and release funding for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and the steps her Department is taking to address the substandard temporary accommodation currently housing the school. [14499/26]

585. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with Dublin City Council to resolve an ownership issue relating to a plot of land owned by her Department (details supplied) on which three Dublin City Council tenants reside; if she is aware that two of these tenants wish to purchase their homes but are unable to do so due to the land not being in the ownership of Dublin C…

350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school has not been allocated any SNAs for 2025-2026 despite the significant and growing level of need; the number of children with additional needs attending the school (details supplied); her views that smaller school's experience an inequity of access to support children purely based on school size and infrastructure rather th…

144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to concerns that funding for works at a school (details supplied) have not been added to her Department’s priority list and that the relevant planning permission risks lapsing as a result. [10752/26]

623. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10152/26]

237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that her Department has completed a refurbishment plan for a school (details supplied); the immediate steps she will take to sanction this much needed refurbishment plan as the school has been waiting for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8918/26]

515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7927/26]

516. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7945/26]

42. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of an autistic child (details supplied) for whom a school place is not available in September 2026 despite many efforts will be examined; if steps will be taken to ensure this child is provided with a school place this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6676/26]

572. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a proactive approach to educating teachers about epilepsy will be adopted following calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6470/26]

1109. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the 1 October deadline for applications requiring a letter of eligibility from the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) for enrolment in special schools; if she will consider waiving or extending this deadline in exceptional circumstances, such as where a child's assessment has recently changed, thereby preventing …

1116. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a youth project (details supplied) that provides targeted youth work for 14–18 year olds, and which has experienced a funding gap arising from the national childcare scheme age ceiling, can access funding under UBU – Your Place Your Space (or other youth services funding streams); and the application process, assessment criteria, and…

1133. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to a start date for the long-overdue construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if she acknowledges that planning permission was secured in 2023 for a permanent building at the site of the former Dún Laoghaire fire station and a design team appointed but the project has not progressed since; and …

1262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is using artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and, if so, to outline which projects or units of the Department are affected. [2244/26]

1263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any agencies or other bodies under her remit are using artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and if so, to outline which projects or units of the organisation are affected. [2262/26]

242. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will expedite an incremental credit for a post-primary school teacher (details supplied) in recognition of earlier experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72902/25]

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether it is her intention to set up a redress scheme for victims of historical sexual abuse perpetrated by both lay and religious teachers in schools; and the timeline for the establishment of any such redress scheme. [70943/25]

175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure that school secretaries and caretakers do not suffer hardship following retirement due to loss of income. [70740/25]

194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider expanding NEPS to provide psychological services in all schools. [70741/25]